4D ultrasound shows effects of smoking on unborn babies

By Michael Koziol
Updated March 30 2015 - 10:23am, first published March 24 2015 - 2:14pm
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.
Fetuses of mothers who smoked (top row) moved their mouths and touched their faces more frequently.

Smoking while pregnant could harm the foetal central nervous system, according to a pilot study which used 4D ultrasounds to monitor unborn babies.

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